{"id":6232,"date":"2026-06-25T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6232"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:19:35","slug":"pioneers-of-the-picket-line-walking-tour","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/event\/pioneers-of-the-picket-line-walking-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneers of the Picket Line Walking Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Curious to learn more about women\u2019s involvement in Montreal\u2019s garment history?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On July 22, join us with local expert Melanie Leavitt for\u00a0<em>Pioneers of the Picket Line<\/em>, a walking tour that explores the overlaps between industry, activism, and labour movements in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>From sweatshops to picket lines, discover the stories of women \u2013 union organizers, workers, and radicals \u2013 who paved the way for the modern labour movement, workers\u2019 rights and women\u2019s rights in Montreal. This walk will delve into the history and evolution of Montreal\u2019s once thriving garment industry, spanning over a century. A special focus will be given to the life and work of L\u00e9a Roback (1903-2000), a pioneering union organizer, social activist, pacifist, and feminist in 20th century Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p>This tour will begin at Ethel Stark Park, and will take approximately 2 hours.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jlive.app\/events\/16293\">Click here to reserve your spot.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TICKETS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adults: $26<br \/>\nAges 65+: $24<br \/>\nStudents: $14<br \/>\nAges 12 and Under: $8<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Point of Departure<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>We will meet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/JbnaucyuiUvjtAS26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethel Stark Park<\/a>, located on the corner of Prince-Arthur and Clark.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Weather Policy<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0In the event of light rain, the tour will go on as scheduled. If there is a strong warning of heavy rain and\/or thunderstorms, the tour will be postponed. All registrants will have the option to attend the rescheduled tour.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0On strike with L\u00e9a Roback and the Midinettes, Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal, 1937. Courtesy of the Archives of the Quebec Federation of Labor, Les Midinettes de Montr\u00e9al, 1937. Public domain.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious to learn more about women\u2019s involvement in Montreal\u2019s garment history? On July 22, join us with local expert Melanie Leavitt for\u00a0Pioneers of the Picket Line, a walking tour that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6233,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","subtitle":"","intro":"","title_width":"","_mjm_event_fallback_color":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-6232","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6232"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museejuifmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=6232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}